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# Land Acquisition Manager at Giga Energy

- **Company:** Giga Energy
- **Location:** Houston, TX
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-29
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gigaenergy/jobs/5235081008

## Job description

## About Giga

Giga is building gigawatts of AI data centers to hasten a future of intelligence and abundance. We build data centers fast and at scale by combining the capabilities of an equipment supplier, engineering firm, general contractor, and real estate developer under one roof. Our team moves quickly and thinks practically. If you're ready to make an impact in an industry that matters, we're looking for people like you.

## Why join Giga

- The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here.
- The Impact: Every person at Giga touches the work that matters. No layers, no waiting for approval chains. You'll see your fingerprints on what we ship.
- The Team: A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure. We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more.
- The Moment: AI doesn't run without power, and that's us. Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution. This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.

## What you’ll do

As Land Acquisition Manager at Giga, you will own the land acquisition, surface rights negotiation, and lease analysis that drives some of the most critical real estate decisions in AI infrastructure. You'll work directly with landowners, surface holders, and third-party brokers to secure the sites that power our development pipeline — while partnering with legal, finance, and operations to structure deals and keep projects moving. This is a high-visibility role where your work directly shapes where and how Giga builds.

Where you’ll work

We are an in-office culture — velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is ideally based in our Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays.

That said, we will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent if you live outside one of our hubs. If you're the right person for this role, we'll have a conversation about what works.

## Responsibilities

- Track and manage an active pipeline of real estate and land opportunities, maintaining deal status, key milestones, and financial summaries across multiple concurrent transactions
- Identify, contact, and negotiate directly with surface owners and landowners to secure access agreements, ROW/easements, ground leases, and purchase contracts
- Review, interpret, and summarize lease and contract language — identifying provisions that impact site access, development rights, operational constraints, and financial obligations
- Conduct market research and comparable analyses to evaluate site values, rental rates, and land market dynamics in target geographies
- Lead financial modeling and underwriting for land acquisitions, ground leases, and build-to-suit developments across Giga's site pipeline
- Support site selection by synthesizing zoning, entitlement risk, infrastructure constraints, and financial feasibility into clear investment recommendations
- Coordinate third-party surveyors, field brokers, and contractors; accompany teams to the field as needed to support site assessment and due diligence
- Collaborate with legal, development, and operations teams to review LOIs, PSAs, surface use agreements, and lease agreements, ensuring economic terms align with underwriting assumptions
- Maintain accurate land and lease records, deal documentation, and pipeline reporting
- Serve as a point of contact for landowner relationships, resolving issues and managing ongoing obligations on Giga's active asset base

## Requirements

- Demonstrated ability to negotiate and draft land agreements, surface use agreements, ROW/easements, or similar instruments
- Strong working knowledge of real estate and land fundamentals: lease structures, title, surveys, permits, access rights, development economics, and contract interpretation
- Experience reviewing and analyzing complex contractual language, identifying key obligations and risk provisions
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize large amounts of data and present clear, actionable recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Comfortable coordinating third parties in the field and managing multiple concurrent workstreams under time pressure
- Proficiency in Microsoft & Google suites

Bonus Points

- Experience in data center, industrial, or energy development
- Familiarity with power infrastructure, utility coordination, or site feasibility analysis for high-load facilities
- Background in oil and gas land, surface rights, or mineral rights work

## Benefits

- Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
- 401(k) with 4% employer match
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental leave
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Commuter benefits

## How We Work

We value people who take ownership, raise risks early, communicate directly, and follow through. Incomplete information is part of the job. Make the best decision you can, document it, and adjust as the facts change. Move quickly on reversible decisions and take more care when security, safety, financial, employee, or customer risk is involved.

## Benefits

- Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
- Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
- 401(k) with 4% employer match
- Unlimited PTO
- Parental leave
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Commuter benefits, where applicable
- Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites

## Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.

## About Giga Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Giga Energy designs, manufactures, and operates full-stack AI energy infrastructure — from transformers and switchboards to turnkey, high-density data center sites.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped, no disclosed funding rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, USA (manufacturing also in Long Beach, CA and global supply chain)
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Brent Whitehead and Matt Lohstroh

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Energy infrastructure and data center development, specifically for AI and hyperscale computing.
- Target customers: Hyperscale AI companies, electrical distributors, electrical contractors, manufacturers’ representatives, renewable energy sites, and industrial/commercial power users.
- Mission/purpose: To build AI factories faster by owning the entire value chain — from site origination and equipment manufacturing to operations — eliminating the delays and finger-pointing of fragmented supply chains.

## Products & Services
- **Turnkey AI Data Center Sites**: Full development of build-to-suit data centers on company-owned or customer land, with flexible deal structures and nine-month timelines.
- **Padmount & Substation Transformers**: UL-listed transformers up to 8,400 kVA; manufactured in Houston, TX.
- **UL 891 Low Voltage Switchboards**: High-density power distribution (up to 4,000A @ 480V) built in Long Beach, CA.
- **GigaBox Air™**: Air-cooled modular compute module (600 kW–1,430 kW) for plug-and-play deployment.
- **GigaBox Hydro™**: Liquid-cooled high-density compute module rated for 45°C ambient with redundant cooling.
- **GigaBase**: Pre-engineered, scalable data center system for faster compute capacity deployment.
- **Colocation Services**: Purpose-built, high-density GPU colocation on Giga-owned powered land.
- **Giga Power Systems**: Platform for power market optimization, earning up to $80k per MW per year in SPP.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metrics**: 6.5+ GW of infrastructure delivered; 175 MW of operational flexible-load sites; 500+ MW in pipeline.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed (company appears self-funded).
- **Growth Signals**: 150+ employees; team growing across engineering, projects, sales, and operations; new manufacturing facilities in Houston and Long Beach; claimed ability to deliver data center sites in nine months (industry norm is 2+ years).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical integration**: Owns origination, manufacturing (transformers, switchboards, cooling modules), general contracting, and operations under one roof — no middlemen.
- **Fast lead times**: In-stock inventory and made-to-order options with best-in-industry lead times; same-day quotes and dedicated 1:1 communication.
- **Certified quality**: UL-listed, IEEE, ANSI, NEMA, and DOE 2016 compliant products with comprehensive warranty.
- **US-based support**: Responsive support and operations teams located in the US, with global supply chain oversight.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling pipeline of powered land sites in low-cost power markets (e.g., SPP) for flexible-load and AI workloads.
- Expanding custom engineering capabilities for hyperscaler and high-density GPU deployments.
- Growing power market optimization revenue streams (up to $80k/MW/year) to attract operators.
- Continuing to hire across engineering, operations, and project management to support rapid expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “move fast and think practically” with a focus on solving real-world problems in an industry that matters. Emphasis on accountability and ownership.
- **Locations**: Remote-friendly for many roles; offices in Houston, TX and Long Beach, CA; some remote US positions.
- **Open roles (as of mid-2026)**: 44 jobs listed, including BIM Lead, Controls Engineer, Lead Civil Engineer, Lead Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Senior Quality Engineer, and roles in finance, operations, and sales.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly stated, but the company highlights hands-on impact, fast timelines, and the chance to work on critical AI infrastructure from concept to delivery.

## Sources
1. [gigaenergy.com - About Page](https://www.gigaenergy.com/about)
2. [gigaenergy.com - Homepage](https://www.gigaenergy.com)
3. [linkedin.com - Giga Energy](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gigaenergy)
4. [greenhouse.io - Giga Energy Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gigaenergy)

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